Xcode Cloud subscriptions now available for developers

Developers can now sign up for Xcode Cloud subscriptions, Apple's collaborative app building service designed to help developers work together on shared projects.

In an email sent out to developers seen by AppleInsider, Apple says that anyone who configures a workflow in Xcode will get 25 hours of compute time per month at no extra cost until the end of 2023.

If developers need additional hours, they can purchase them via subscription in the Apple Developer app for iPhone and iPad.

Xcode Cloud allows development teams to collaborate more efficiently, especially while working remotely. It automatically builds apps for all Apple devices and platforms, freeing up a developer's Mac to accomplish other tasks.

It also allows developers to test apps on simulated current Apple hardware and makes it easy to deploy builds via TestFlight.

In June 2021, Apple began rolling out Xcode Cloud to developers for beta testing.

During WWDC 2022, Apple provided details about Xcode Cloud to developers, alongside new APIs such as WeatherKit.

12 Comments

blastdoor 3571 comments · 15 Years

About 2 years ago

How does the work completed in a “compute hour” compare to, say, an hour of M1?

daven 719 comments · 16 Years

blastdoor said:

How does the work completed in a “compute hour” compare to, say, an hour of M1?

From the Apple Developer website,
A compute hour is an hour of time used to execute a specific task in the cloud, such as building an app or running automated tests. For example, running 5 tests of 12 minutes each equals one compute hour. Xcode Cloud runs tests in parallel with other actions, such as analyzing, archiving, and building, so you’ll get results quickly.

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so it is hard to say. It will depend on what you are doing and only using it will show how it performs.

danox 3398 comments · 11 Years

Subscriptions what could go wrong, Apple is begging for antitrust enforcement…..

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tht 5596 comments · 23 Years

blastdoor said:

How does the work completed in a “compute hour” compare to, say, an hour of M1?

It would depend on the CPUs Xcode cloud is using, which could just be servers services from Amazon, Google or Microsoft. Could be Xeons, could racks of Mac mini's, could be Epyc. Maybe they are buying from MacStadium or set it up with their own hardware. Hopefully someone will spill the beans.

25 hrs goes buy really really fast. It's basically a number to try out the service.

Paul_B 82 comments · 2 Years

Twenty Five (25) hours of compute time! Wow, lets code Dungeons and Dragons in black and white - that's not even coding one hour per day in a month - "Hey guys lets put our code on the cloud so it can be compromised - Great idea!" - Did I mention Open Source has been sharing code for 45 plus years.